Oriental Seafood Salad Recipes

ASIAN SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• In a large, straight-sided skillet, bring 2 inches of water to a simmer. Add shrimp and cook until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
• Remove peel and pith from oranges and, working over a medium bowl, carefully cut between membranes, letting segments drop into bowl. Add carrots, lime juice, and jicama. Let sit for a few minutes. Mix in oil, sriracha, fish sauce, salt, and sugar. Adjust salt, sugar, and lime juice to taste. Stir in shrimp and cilantro. Serve on lettuce.

ASIAN SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Make the paste: In a blender combine the first 9 ingredients and blend until pureed. In a bowl toss the shrimp with the paste and let marinate while prepping the vegetables.
• Make the salad: In a large bowl combine the 6 salad vegetables. Make the dressing: In a bowl whisk together the 6 salad dressing vegetables. Spray a large skillet set over moderately high heat with some vegetable oil and heat until hot. Add the shrimp and cook, turning, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until just cooked. Add the shrimp to the salad bowl, drizzle with dressing to taste, and toss. Divide among serving dishes and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

ORIENTAL SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Saute the onion and ginger gently in the sesame oil until soft, transfer to a large bowl and cool.
• Stir in the soy sauce, salt, pepper, and mayonnaise.
• Add crabmeat, prawns, red pepper, cuccumber and beansprouts, folding together gently.
• Shred the salad greens if in large pieces and line glasses with them, pile the prawn mixture in the middle and squeeze a little lime juice over each serving.
• Garnish with unpeeled prawns and lime slices.

ORIENTAL SHRIMP SALAD (PADMA LAKSHMI)

Steps:

• Make the paste: In a blender combine the first 9 ingredients and blend until pureed.
• In a bowl toss the shrimp with the paste and let marinate while prepping the vegetables.
• Make the salad: In a large bowl combine the 6 salad vegetables.
• Make the dressing: In a bowl whisk together the 6 salad dressing vegetables.
• Spray a large skillet set over moderately high heat with some vegetable oil and heat until hot.
• Add the shrimp and cook, turning, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until just cooked.
• Add the shrimp to the salad bowl, drizzle with dressing to taste, and toss.
• Divide among serving dishes and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHRIMP AND GRAPEFRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Put shrimp in a saucepan with salted water to cover; bring to a boil, then turn off heat and let sit for 5 minutes, or until shrimp are opaque in center. (Alternatively, grill or saute, sprinkling shrimp with salt as they cook.) Cool in refrigerator or under cold running water, then peel (and devein if you like). Cut shrimp in half if they're large.
• Combine nam pla or soy sauce with 2 tablespoons water, sugar and lime juice, and blend or whisk until smooth.
• Arrange the lettuce on 4 plates; top each portion with a few grapefruit pieces, some shrimp, and the mint and cilantro; drizzle with the dressing, then sprinkle with a little of the minced chilies and chopped peanuts if you like, or pass them at the table.